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K SLED. No. $02,099. Patented July 15; 1884.

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1 UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lANToNIo cARRARA, on NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNoR To EIMsELE AND ALFRED GIRAEDOT, OF SAME PLAOE. y

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 302,099, dated July 15, 1884.

' v Application nien March 31, 1884. No model.)

To a/ZZ whom Iit may concern:

Beit known that I, AN'roNIo CARRARA, of Newarkpiu the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide certain new and useful improvements in sleds, whereby the sleds are made more comfortable and less dangerous in coasting, and can also be used indoors or on smooth walks, roads, Ste.

The invention consists in a sled provided with'a hinged seat-section, means for'holding the `hinged section raised, and means for locking the said section in place when raised or lowered. f

Reference is to vbe had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis aside view of my improved sled, showing the hinged part of the seat lowered. Fig. 2 is a side View showing the hinged part raised. Fig. Slis a crosssectional elevation on the line x w, Fig. 2.

rlhe seat of the sled A is formed of a front section, B, and a'rear section, B. Thelength of the section B is equal to about two-thirds the length of the sled, and the length of the section B is equal to about one-third of the length of the sled. The rear section, B', is fixed to the sled, andthe front section, B, is

Ahinged to the front edge of the section B.

To the underside of the hinged section B an M-shaped brace, O, is pivoted about onethird of the length of the section from the front end, and at the bottom of the Vshaped part of the .brace C an eye ,or loop, D, ,is formed. A loop or eye, E, projects from the bottom of the hinged section B in front of the brace C.` On the rear side of the front cross bar, F, of thel sled a clip, G, is fastened,in which a screw, H', is held. Rollers J, 'iitting between the runners K, are mounted loosely on transverse rods L, passed through the run-. ners, which rods are held in place by winged nuts M, screwed on the ends.

When the section B is folded down, the

brace C is folded against the under side of the section B, the eye E is passed in between the clip G and the bar F, and the screw II is passed through the eye E, thus holding the section B inplace. If the section B is to be -stantially as herein shown and described.

raised, the eye E is disengaged from the screw, 5 5

`the section is raised, and the ends c of the brace OV are placed on the bar F, and the eye D is passed in between the bar F and the clip G., and vthe screw His passed through the eye D. `When the section B is raisedL and locked 6o in position, as shown'. in Fig. 2the sled will .b e less dangerous and more. convenient for coasting than ordinary sleds. v

rlhe rollers /J can easily be removed from the sled or held on the same. `If the sled is provided with the rollers, it can be used indoors, on sidewalks, &c. y

In place of the brace C, any other suitable brace can be used for holding the section B raised. A 7o Having thus described my in vention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-4 1. A sled havingpart of its seat hinged and adapted to be raised at one end, substantiallyr as herein shown anddescribed.

2. The combination, with a sled, ofa seat formed of two sections, the forward one of .which is hinged to the Yrear one, and a brace for holding the hinged section raised, sub

8o 3. The combination, with asled having its seat formed of two sections, one of which is hinged, of a brace pivoted to the under side /1 ofthe hinged section, an eye or loop project` ing from under side of the same, and a clamp- 8 5 ing device secured to the cross-bar of the sled, substantially as herein shown and described. 4. The combination, with a sled having the 'hinged seat-section B, of' the b race O, hinged to the under side of the said section, substan- 9o tially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination,with a sled, of the clip G on the front cross-bar, F, the screw H in the clip, the hinged seat-section B, the brace O, hinged to the under side of thesection B, 95, which brace has an eye, D, and of the eye E, secured to the under side of the section B, substantially as herein shown and described.

6. 'Ihe combination, with a sled, of the clip G on the front cross-bar, F, the screw Hin Ioo the clip G, and the eye E, securedrto the un- -der side of the section B, substantially as here- Y. in shown and described.

ANTONIO CARRARA.

Vitnesses:

CLARENCE T. VAN DEREN, J. Ane. HINCHMAN. 

